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A research report released this week by Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), has valued the total world marine market at £…

12th February 2009

World marine market valued at £2 trillion

12th February 2009

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KEY DEALS

The wreck of the 19th century British steamship Newcastle City has been located in the Atlantic Ocean and positively identified by an exploration team from Quest Marine Services led by Captain Eric…

12th February 2009

Wreck of the Newcastle City identified

12th February 2009

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Florida based shipwreck recovery specialist Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc announced this week that it has found Admiral Balchins HMS Victory. The ship was lost without a trace in 1744 en route from…

5th February 2009

Odyssey finds wreck of HMS Victory

5th February 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The UKs Marine Accident and Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report into the incident that took place last year off of the MV Norma whilst a diver was trying to replace…

1st February 2009

MV Norma dive incident report published

1st February 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Swedish Coastguard has recently awarded Applied Acoustic Engineering a contract for two Easytrak Portable subsea tracking systems through its partner CA Clase AB of Göteborg.

1st February 2009

Underwater tracking for Swedish Coastguard

1st February 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Rugby UK based Reach Engineering & Diving Services Ltd (REDS) has undertaken the diving support works on the Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Wales.

1st February 2009

REDS on the seabeds with wind farm support

1st February 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

When the Bollywood movie, Luck, was filmed in South Africa, a Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV was strapped beneath a giant 4.2 metre long latex and polyurethane replica of a tiger shark, then…

1st February 2009

Saab put the bite into Bollywood

1st February 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) of Trondheim, Norway has launched the worlds first purpose built EM survey vessel, Boa Thalassa to enhance its global hydrocarbon exploration activities.

1st February 2009

EMGS launches worlds first EM survey vessel

1st February 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Specialist catamaran builder Cheetah Marine of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight has delivered another of its 7.9m models to an operator in Scotland. The newbuild incorporates Cheetahs proprietary Hydropod survey mount…

1st February 2009

Cheetah Catamaran for Clydeside Surveys

1st February 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Medium term prospects for seismic surveys and drilling offshore Europe still appear to be good following recent award of a record 171 new exploration licenses in the North Sea by the UK…

1st February 2009

Record number of North Sea licenses awarded

1st February 2009